Southwest Region

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR DEFENSE POLICY BILL WITH MILITARY PAY RAISE, INCREASED NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTMENTS 

Authorization Measure Sets Tone for Defense Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for passage of a national defense bill that authorizes funding and policies to ensure American military dominance into the future.

The FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (S.1790), approved 86-8, establishes defense policies for the upcoming...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON EMERGENCY BORDER SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGE 

Senate Approves Measure to Fund President’s Border Crisis Request

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding Senate passage of emergency supplemental funding sought by President Trump to address the ongoing crisis on the southern border:

“U.S. border security, law enforcement, and health agencies have been overwhelmed by the waves of people trying to enter our...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO ENSURE ACCESS TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING

Bipartisan Bill Would Stop Recommendation Limiting Screening for Women in Their 40s

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is taking action to ensure women in their 40s have access to lifesaving breast cancer screenings by cosponsoring legislation to halt a federal recommendation that would limit insurance coverage for this preventative care procedure.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Protecting...